CARE Reflection

Ensure that staff development is providing training for CSCOPE and TEKS in each content area.  CSCOPE is entirely new to our district.  It has been proven to be effective to teach the TEKS properly and has the rigor that is needed to master STAAR.  Teacher/Stakeholders have been trained to utilize CSCOPE correctly and efficiently. 

Properly identify students and monitor students that are special needs.  BISD has a thorough Special Education Department that provides clarity to all involved.  However, we do have students that are not monitored and are identified incorrectly.  I believe that more training needs to be in place for teachers and others working with students. 

Raise district AYP standards.  If students and educators are held to a higher standard, then the required standard will be met.  In BISD, students and teachers are always held to a higher standard than the state.  This almost guarantees success for all involved. 

This assignment has helped me to identify areas in my district that may need reinforcement.  I also like the fact that I learned about the four CARE elements.  This process can be used in many areas. 

CARE

Concerns – Review your participation in improvement initiatives or efforts to engage in action research, and list at least three concerns that you have identified from these experiences – a concern may be any matter that engages your attention or interest.

1. The curriculum (TEKS) used in BISD (CSCOPE) is aligned with the state curriculum and accessible to all teachers/ stakeholders.
2. Special needs students are properly identified, instructed, and included at their enrolled grade levels.
3.  We meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standards or growth for Reading (SpEd) and monitor West Brook (AA-Math), Smith/King (Reading), Caldwood (LEP-Reading) and Pietzsch-MacArthur (AA-Math.  AYP standards for 2011-12: Reading-87% and Math 83%.

Affirmations - Review your participation in improvement initiatives or efforts to engage in action research, and affirm or identify at least 3 actions that must be sustained and supported to achieve the District/Campus improvement initiatives.

1. Provide ongoing professional development activities that include, but are not limited to: Study of TEKS aligned curriculum  and TEKS aligned curriculum.

1.  Closely monitor inclusion practices for effectiveness through the following: Student Support Team, benchmark assessments, state assessments, report card grades, and professional development programs.
2.  Identify and characterize student needs.

Recommendations - Review your participation in improvement initiatives or efforts to engage in action research and describe at least 3 recommendations you would make regarding the District/Campus Improvement plans or action research plans.

1. Ensure that staff development is providing training for CSCOPE and TEKS in each content area.
2. Properly identify students and monitor students that are special needs.
3. Raise district AYP standards.

Evaluate - Review your participation in improvement initiatives or efforts to engage in action research and identify at least 3 strategies for evaluating the improvement plans or recommendations.

1. Provide teachers/stakeholders with an evaluation to ensure that goal was attained.
2. Monitor modified STAAR tests given to special needs students.
3. Make sure that district AYP standard is met so that state mandated AYP standards can be met.